Fouts Fire

Wildfire in Lake and Colusa counties, September 1987

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4207/fouts-fire-1987

Key facts

Started September 1, 1987
Contained September 14, 1987, after 13 days
Burned 16,363 acres
13th largest fire of 1987
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Lake County 11,443 acres
  2. Colusa County 4,907 acres
  3. Glenn County 13 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned again

  1. 1991 Snow Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 38 acres shared
  2. 2001 Trough Fire 24,927 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,114 acres shared
  3. 2005 Deer Fire 1,720 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 243 acres shared
  4. 2009 Summit Fire 287 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 220 acres shared
  5. 2018 Ranch Fire 410,202 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 16,347 acres shared
  6. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Fouts Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data